Region: Southcentral

Chutes and Ladders Playground Opens to Packed Crowd in Harrisburg

After more than a year of construction, state and local leaders recently cut the ribbon on the new Chutes and Ladders Playground at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg. “Our parks are

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Awards 48 Keystone Historic Preservation Grants

​This is a detailed list of projects (PDF) funded by this year’s round of Keystone Historic Preservation Grants. The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded $2.58 million in

Middletown’s Hoffer Park Reopens with Locally Inspired Features

Hoffer Park, a popular recreation spot in Middletown, reopened April 1st, 2023. The years-long park renovation, funded in part through Keystone Fund dollars, involved the design of playground implements that

A Safe Route to School

When Gettysburg High School was built in 1999, there was no safe way to walk or bicycle to the new high school. That changed with the NGT, a real community

Reviving a Tradition

My active participation at Adams-Ricci Park started when I was appointed to the township recreation board in 1998, after many years of coaching youth sports. By then, we had a

Community Pride

With a master plan in place, efforts turned to a capital campaign to generate funding for the development of the park. With donations from its citizens, businesses, and civic organizations,

Simple but Effective

Latimore Township is predominantly a rural, agricultural area, and the preservation of open, green spaces has been one of the supervisors’ primary goals while in office. The township park is

Finding Peace

I am a yoga teacher, and I lead yoga walks at Wildwood. The combination of walking and yoga in a natural environment can result in a very special experience! I

History and Beauty

My personal connection with Thousand Steps stems from many years ago when my parents took me there are a child. As an adult, it was one of the first places

A Hike with My Kids

We followed the Hawk Trail, marked by orange bird silhouettes, and reached the top within 20 minutes or so, including the inevitable stops to inspect a wandering bug or interesting